Delight as Celtic sign Derk BoerrigterBy: Mark Henderson on 30 Jul, 2013 20:53
CELTIC are delighted to announce the signing of Derk Boerrigter from Ajax on a four-year deal. And the Dutch winger will be available for tomorrow night’s UEFA Champions League third qualifying round tie against Elfsborg.
The 26-year-old becomes Neil Lennon’s fourth recruit of the summer transfer window following the acquisitions of Amido Balde, Virgil Van Dijk and Steven Mouyokolo.
Boerrigter spent his youth career at FC Twente, where he was spotted by Ajax and joined the Amsterdam giants for the first time as a teenager.
Following a loan spell at HFC Haarlem, in which he made his competitive bow, he made the move to FC Zwolle on the expiry of his contract.
Benefiting from regular first-team football, the winger flourished at the Bluefingers, attracting interest from several clubs in his homeland.
Newly-promoted RKC Waalwijk won the race for his signature and he signed for them in the summer of 2009.
His impressive displays for RKC persuaded Ajax to swoop for his services for a second time two years ago, and he quickly hit top form in Amsterdam to earn his first call-up to the Dutch national side in November 2011.
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